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Essential books about the Colorado River " We have a crisis on our hands. It's been a long time in coming. These books top the list of those you need to read.
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (411+ words) For those who want to learn about the Colorado River, there are numerous books on the subject. (Courtesy images) I like books. No, make that stronger. I treasure books, particularly those about the Colorado River and, more broadly, water in…...
Want to predict wildfires? The key may be underneath Colorado, Western states; Recent studies show soil moisture may have a strong link to where Western forest fires spark and spread.
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (664+ words) The team that collected soil moisture data at Independence Pass in Colorado in July 2025 recorded over 15, 000 data points. (Courtesy Colin Kinsman) A team of field researchers collects data in the rugged terrain that surrounds a soil moisture monitor at Independence…...
Feds say new Colorado River plan will be short-term | Local News Stories | montrosepress. com
2+ week, 6+ day ago (534+ words) Glen Canyon Dam forms Lake Powell on the Colorado River near Page, Ariz. Officials from the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation are holding back water and releasing water from an upstream reservoir to prop up levels in Lake Powell. (Heather Sackett/Aspen…...
Colorado's lakes, reservoirs won't have enough water for most kinds of boating this summer; Severe drought gripping Colorado may leave some of the state's most popular lakes looking more like puddles
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (829+ words) Rowers of the Utah Crew, from left, Audrey Young, Roisin Khor-Brogan, Emily Hilker, and Marti Kemp compete in the 5280 Regatta, Oct. 9, 2022, at Cherry Creek Reservoir in Aurora. The 850-acre reservoir in Aurora hosts one of the only ideal rowing conditions…...
Feds release $47 million for Colorado water projects after long delay; The funding, which has been frozen for a year and a half, totals about a third of what Coloradans requested to make their communities, and the Colorado River Basin, more resilient to drought
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (546+ words) The Colorado River flows through Ruby and Horsethief canyons at the Colorado-Utah border near Mack, June 9, 2023. (William Woody/Special to the MDP) The Colorado River flows between Interstate 70 and the Government Highline Canal, July 12, 2024, inside De Beque Canyon near Palisade....
OPINION: Some hikers leave plenty of traces
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (476+ words) A fast-food burger, in the original wrapper. I suppose they left it for the timid woodland creatures, except if fast food isn't good for us, why would critters want it? Do you remember the last blockbuster action movie you saw?...
Officials offer grim insight into wildfire at Black Canyon: 'most of the south rim of the park is burned' " 'It looks very different than when you saw it last time' [UPDATED]
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (539+ words) Speaking at a community meeting in Montrose Tuesday July 15, Stewart West, superintendent of the Black Canyon National Park, relayed grim new regarding the South Rim Fire's impact on the park: "It looks very different than when you saw it last…...
Bringing people that care about the canyon together: Meeting Saturday will address Black Canyon wildfire impact
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (556+ words) An aerial shot of the fire on the park's South Rim earlier this week. (Screenshot/Black Canyon NP Facebook) With fires still raging in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the extent of the damage is largely unclear....
Bostwick Park issued evac alert as South Rim Fire grows to almost 2, 900 acres
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (670+ words) Montrose County issued an evacuation order for Bostwick Park and up Highway 347 including K73 Road, and Montrose County Sheriff's Office deputies went door to door in the area with the alert. Katharhynn Heidelberg is the Montrose Daily Press assistant editor and…...
Residents on multiple roads told to evacuate as South Rim Fire claims 3, 500 acres
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (724+ words) Fire-scarred landscape near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. (Gene Lillard/Special to the MDP) A firefighter cradles a burned cat that Moab Valley Fire Department rescued from the Deer Creek Fire in San Juan County, Utah. (Moab Valley…...